(19)
(11) EP 2 781 374 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.04.2017 Bulletin 2017/14

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.09.2014 Bulletin 2014/39

(21) Application number: 13181652.2

(22) Date of filing: 26.08.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B60C 11/12(2006.01)
B60C 11/03(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 22.03.2013 JP 2013060611

(71) Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, 651-0072 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Inoue, Seiji
    Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-0072 (JP)

(74) Representative: Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner GbR 
Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Pneumatic tire


(57) A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with an inboard shoulder main groove, an outboard shoulder groove, and a center main groove provided therebetween, to form an outboard shoulder portion, an inboard shoulder portion, an inboard middle portion, and an outboard middle portion, the inboard and outboard middle portions being formed as ribs respectively, that are provided with only sipes having widths less than 2.0 mm, wherein the sipes provided on the inboard middle portion include a full-opened sipe, the sipes provided on the outboard middle portion consisting of outer semi-opened sipes and inner semi-opened sipes, wherein the number of the inner semi-opened sipes is smaller than the number of the outer semi-opened sipes.







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